Band 6 Occupational Therapist - OPAL
Requirements
Candidates must have a BSc Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy and experience working within an acute NHS Trust. They should also demonstrate effective clinical knowledge and skills, along with the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Job Description
Our highly regarded frailty team works as an MDT providing timely, patient centred assessments to those with acute needs at the Front Door within Good Hope hospital. Offering admission avoidance services and therapy to prevent deconditioning and maximise independence in specialist areas of ED, Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Medical Assessment Unit (MAU).
This is also an exciting time to join the team, with OPAL expanding the service to Frailty Same Day Emergency Care unit (FSDEC).
Responsibilities
A FSDEC service is a hospital-based unit that will focus on delivering timely, coordinated care for people whose urgent health needs that cannot be managed in the community but do not require an overnight stay. As part of the OPAL MDT you will be responsible to ensure patients who have been referred receive:
- Early frailty identification using tools such as the Clinical Frailty Scale, within 30 minutes of arrival.
- Comprehensive multidisciplinary assessment, including medical, nursing, therapy, and pharmacy input.
- Rapid access to diagnostics, such as blood tests, ECGs, and imaging.
- Targeted interventions for common frailty-related issues like falls, delirium, mobility decline, dehydration, or medication problems.
- Same day discharge planning, with links to community teams for follow up support.
The team operates a Home First ethos and works to creatively implement plans to enable people to return to their usual activities of daily living, within their own home environment wherever possible by proactively assessing patients and addressing issues relating to function, mobility, social needs, and referring to community services when required. This holistic service means patients receive the support and treatment needed, in the most appropriate setting for them, which will often be their own home and supported by community teams.
You will use your leadership, expertise and knowledge to advise and support patients through their journey to enhance their experience.
The MDT include; Geriatricians, Junior Doctors, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Senior Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Workers, Healthcare Assistants and Social Workers.
The role requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to discuss highly sensitive matters with patients and relatives to provide a high quality of care. You will also be able to confidently refer patients for onward support in the community through the appropriate pathways and provided sign posting information.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy plus short specialist courses in the field of frailty syndromes & interventions for older people with experience to postgraduate equivalent diploma level
- HCPC registration
- Commitment to ongoing CPD.
- Evidence of leadership training
- Interest or membership for Acute Medical Society
Essential
- Have experience of working within an acute NHS Trust at Band 5 or equivalent as well as working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Good understanding of working in anacute trust
- Experience in the supervision and management of junior staff
- Evidence of and desire to supervise students
- Understanding of current legislation and application to occupational therapy
- Relevant clinical experience specific to the post.
- Demonstrate effective clinical knowledge and skills.
- An understanding of discharge routes into the community
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment for patients
- Ability to plan own work and that of the delegated therapy team
- Effective time management skills
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Ability to carry out initial assessments of older adults
- Ability and awareness of their scope of practice and when to ask for senior support
- IT skills -- computer literate in email, Word and PowerPoint
- An ability to move / manoeuvre patients / equipment on daily basis
- An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing / emotional situations
- Ability to work independently using own initiative.
- Ability to build effective working relationships and work collaboratively within the MDT
- Demonstrate compassion, empathy and care.
- Ability to work flexibly to cover the service which operates from 07:30 - 20:00 Monday to Sunday.
- Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within older adults' assessments.
- To participate in 7 day working.
- Support the team lead to ensure the safe, efficient and effective running of the service and deputise in their absence if required.
- Actively contribute to ensuring a highly motivated and committed workforce
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Karen Wood
karen.wood2@uhb.nhs.uk
01214249901
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9016951
Job locations
Good Hope Hospital
Rectory Rd
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7RR
Attachments
Job Description
Band 6 JD PS.pdf – 296KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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